Ben,
given all the room you've got to check on the engine  I'd suggest pulling the plugs to see what shape they're in...my guess is you'll find at least one that has some serious oil fouling (unless the SVX's super-duper coils are burning it all off the plugs, in which case you'll have to pull the plugs and see which holes have oil blowing out of them when you crank the engine over....).
-Bill
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